&quot\;It'\;s very much a release\,&quot\; former Army medic Eli Wright said in an interview aired on PBS Newshour\, which profiled the work done by Combat Paper NJ. &quot\;You know\, the first time I started doing it\, I felt like I was just letting off the pressure. You know\, I felt like there had been all this pressure building up and I had nowhere to turn and no outlet. And it felt -- the first time I started cutting the uniform\, I was literally\, you know\, separating away\, tearing away at the fibers of war.&quot\;

The Combat Paper Project is based in San Francisco\, CA with affiliate paper mills in New Jersey\, New York and Nevada.&nbsp\; The project has traveled to Canada\, England\, Scotland\, Northern Ireland and Kosovo providing workshops\, exhibitions\, performances and artists'\; talks.

Veterans use their uniforms worn in service to create works of art.&nbsp\; The uniforms are cut up\, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper.&nbsp\; The work generates a much-needed conversation between veterans and civilians regarding our collective responsibilities and shared understanding in war.